World Para Athletics Championships

The World Para Athletics Championships, known as the IPC Athletics World Championships prior to 2017, are a biennial Paralympic athletics event organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). It features athletics events contested by athletes with physical disabilities. The first IPC Athletics World Championships were held in Berlin, Germany in 1994.^[1]

World Para Athletics Championships

Most recent season or competition: 2024 World Para Athletics Championships
Formerly	IPC Athletics World Championships (1994–2017)
Sport	Athletics
Founded	1994
Continent	International (IPC)

They are a Paralympic parallel to the World Athletics Championships for able-bodied athletes. Since 2011, when they switched from a quadrennial scheduling to biennial, the IPC championships have been held in the same years as the IAAF championships, although they are separate events and are not necessarily held in the same host city. In 2017, London, which previously hosted the 2012 Summer Paralympics, became the first city to host both the IAAF World Championships and World Para Athletics Championships in the same year and as connected events.^[2][3][4]

Editions

#	Year	Host City	Host Country	Dates	Venue	Events	Athletes	Nations	Best Nation
IPC Athletics World Championships
1	1994 (details)	Berlin	Germany	22–31 July	Berlin Olympiastadion		1154	63
2	1998 (details)	Birmingham	United Kingdom	6–16 August	Alexander Stadium		+1000	61
3	2002 (details)	Lille	France	20–28 July	Stadium Nord Lille Métropole		+1000	75	China
4	2006 (details)	Assen	Netherlands	2–10 September	Sports Park Stadsbroek	203	1097	76	China
5	2011 (details)	Christchurch	New Zealand	21–30 January	Queen Elizabeth II Park	213	1060	80	China
6	2013 (details)	Lyon	France	19–28 July	Stade du Rhône	207	1073	118	Russia
7	2015 (details)	Doha	Qatar	22–31 October	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium	212	1230	96	China
World Para Athletics Championships
8	2017 (details)	London	United Kingdom	14–23 July	Olympic Stadium, Stratford	210	1074	92	China
9	2019 (details)	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	7–15 November	Dubai Club for People of Determination	172	1365	118	China
10	2023 (details)	Paris	France	8–17 July	Stade Charléty	171	1206	103	China
11	2024 (details)	Kobe	Japan	17–25 May	Universiade Memorial Stadium	168	1073	103	China
12	2025 (details)	New Delhi	India		Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Source:^[5][6]

Medal table

Source:^[7]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	208	184	146	538
2	Great Britain (GBR)	154	126	119	399
3	United States (USA)	149	166	156	471
4	Australia (AUS)	125	106	103	334
5	Germany (GER)	114	115	122	351
6	Brazil (BRA)	109	92	109	310
7	Russia (RUS)	108	84	83	275
8	Poland (POL)	80	78	71	229
9	Ukraine (UKR)	80	68	75	223
10	Canada (CAN)	78	69	63	210
11	Tunisia (TUN)	64	49	42	155
12	South Africa (RSA)	62	61	59	182
13	Switzerland (SUI)	56	55	34	145
14	Algeria (ALG)	54	55	43	152
15	Spain (ESP)	53	57	68	178
16	Iran (IRI)	53	48	44	145
17	France (FRA)	48	46	50	144
18	Cuba (CUB)	40	9	7	56
19	Mexico (MEX)	35	43	56	134
20	Netherlands (NED)	30	31	29	90
21	Italy (ITA)	30	26	30	86
22	Japan (JPN)	29	46	78	153
23	Morocco (MAR)	27	22	27	76
24	Belgium (BEL)	23	13	15	51
25	Ireland (IRL)	22	21	26	69
26	New Zealand (NZL)	21	34	17	72
27	Uzbekistan (UZB)	21	19	10	50
28	Austria (AUT)	19	32	21	72
29	Greece (GRE)	19	27	32	78
30	Belarus (BLR)	19	17	22	58
31	Czech Republic (CZE)	18	30	30	78
32	Thailand (THA)	17	20	27	64
33	Latvia (LAT)	17	7	5	29
34	Egypt (EGY)	16	29	30	75
35	Colombia (COL)	16	24	25	65
36	Lithuania (LTU)	15	16	11	42
37	Finland (FIN)	14	23	24	61
	Portugal (POR)	14	23	24	61
39	Sweden (SWE)	13	21	15	49
40	India (IND)	13	15	17	45
41	Bulgaria (BUL)	13	10	11	34
42	Azerbaijan (AZE)	12	8	9	29
43	Kenya (KEN)	11	10	11	32
44	Kuwait (KUW)	10	5	7	22
45	Denmark (DEN)	9	14	8	31
46	Malaysia (MAS)	9	6	6	21
–	Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA)	8	13	17	38
47	Croatia (CRO)	8	12	16	36
48	Hungary (HUN)	8	6	8	22
49	Hong Kong (HKG)	8	4	3	15
50	Iceland (ISL)	8	3	5	16
51	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	7	15	11	33
52	Serbia (SRB)	7	11	8	26
53	Slovakia (SVK)	6	8	10	24
54	Ecuador (ECU)	5	7	6	18
55	Norway (NOR)	5	3	8	16
56	Namibia (NAM)	4	10	8	22
57	Chile (CHI)	4	6	1	11
58	Jordan (JOR)	4	4	4	12
59	South Korea (KOR)	4	3	8	15
60	Ivory Coast (CIV)	4	0	1	5
61	Argentina (ARG)	3	13	14	30
62	Iraq (IRQ)	3	9	5	17
63	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	3	2	2	7
64	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	3	1	1	5
65	Venezuela (VEN)	2	11	10	23
66	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	2	8	7	17
67	Slovenia (SLO)	2	5	4	11
68	Jamaica (JAM)	2	5	2	9
69	Bahrain (BHN)	2	3	1	6
	Ethiopia (ETH)	2	3	1	6
71	Indonesia (INA)	2	1	8	11
72	Cyprus (CYP)	2	0	3	5
	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	2	0	3	5
74	Nigeria (NGR)	1	4	1	6
75	Turkey (TUR)	1	3	14	18
76	Mauritius (MRI)	1	3	2	6
77	Syria (SYR)	1	2	1	4
78	Qatar (QAT)	1	1	1	3
79	Cape Verde (CPV)	1	1	0	2
	Costa Rica (CRC)	1	1	0	2
	Dominican Republic (DOM)	1	1	0	2
	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	1	1	0	2
83	Israel (ISR)	1	0	1	2
84	Georgia (GEO)	1	0	0	1
	Rwanda (RWA)	1	0	0	1
	Uganda (UGA)	1	0	0	1
87	Angola (ANG)	0	4	4	8
88	Sri Lanka (SRI)	0	3	5	8
89	Estonia (EST)	0	2	3	5
90	Luxembourg (LUX)	0	2	0	2
	Palestine (PLE)	0	2	0	2
92	Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)	0	1	1	2
	Singapore (SGP)	0	1	1	2
94	Fiji (FIJ)	0	1	0	1
	Oman (OMA)	0	1	0	1
	Pakistan (PAK)	0	1	0	1
	Puerto Rico (PUR)	0	1	0	1
98	International Paralympic Committee (IPC)	0	0	2	2
99	Bermuda (BER)	0	0	1	1
	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	0	0	1	1
	Botswana (BOT)	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	0	1	1
	Moldova (MDA)	0	0	1	1
	Mozambique (MOZ)	0	0	1	1
	Uruguay (URU)	0	0	1	1
	Vietnam (VIE)	0	0	1	1
Totals (106 entries)		2,280	2,262	2,236	6,778

Classification

• F = field athletes
• T = track athletes
• P = pentathlon
• 11-13: visually impaired, 11 and 12 compete with a sighted guide
• 20: intellectual disability
• 31-38: cerebral palsy or other conditions that affect muscle co-ordination and control. Athletes in class 31-34 compete in a seated position; athletes in class 35-38 compete standing.
• 40-41: small athletes.
• 42-43: impaired muscular power (without prosthesis) in the legs.
• 45-47: upper limb prosthesis.
• 51-57: spinal cord injuries. All races compete in wheel chairs. Everyone throws seated.
• 61-64 : athletes who have a prosthesis affected by lower limb deficiency and leg length difference.
• 71-72 : severe coordinations disorders. Practice only Frame Running.

See also

• Para Athletics
• International Paralympic Committee
• Athletics at the Paralympics
• World Juniors Para Athletics Championships
• European Para Athletics Championships
• European Para Championships
• Asian Para Athletics Championships
• World Athletics Championships
• World Deaf Athletics Championships
• Asian Para Games
• African Para Games
• Parapan American Games
• Oceania Area Championships in Athletics#Para

References

1. Howe, David (2008). The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-28886-6.
2. Hart, Simon (18 October 2012). "Olympic Stadium set to host 2017 World Paralympic Championships". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
3. "London named host city for 2017 Paralympic World Championships". BBC Sport. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
4. "Kobe to host 2021 World Para Athletics Championships". International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
5. "1994 Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-26.
6. "2002 Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-26.
7. "Unknown".^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

• New Athletics World Records Set in Lille, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), 25 July 2002
• III ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - I.P.C 2002 - program & Results (archived, Wayback Machine)
• US Captures 11 Gold Medals in IPC World Championships, The O&P EDGE, October 2002
• 2006 IPC World Championships In Athletics - Selection Criteria, Athletics Canada
• Dr. Detlef Eckert startet bei der Leichtathletik-WM der Behinderten gleich dreimal (German), Berliner Zeitung, July 22, 1994
• Vom Rehabilitationssport zu den Paralympics (German), Sportmuseum Leipzig
• More victories for disabled athletes, Mail & Guardian Online, Aug 17 1998
• More gold for disabled athletes, Mail & Guardian Online, Aug 14 1998
• Alexander Stadium, newman.ac.uk
• Maxxyz Controlled Martin Lighting Package for IPC Athletics World Championships, livetime.nl, November 7, 2006
• IPC Athletics